Alaska earthquakes

M3.8 earthquake 69 km NNE of Akutan, Alaska

A magnitude 3.8 earthquake struck 69 km NNE of Akutan, Alaska on Wed, Jul 11, 2018, 5:28 AM AKDT (13:28 UTC), 163 km (102 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude: 3.8 (mb), minor
Local time: Wed, Jul 11, 2018, 5:28 AM AKDT
UTC: 2018-07-11 13:28:27 UTC
Depth: 163.4 km (101.5 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter: 54.672° N, 165.232° W
Region: Alaska
Tsunami flag: No
Status: Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty: About 7.9 km horizontally, 6.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty: ±0.13
Depth from: From location
Station coverage gap: 88°
Stations used: 93

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Akutan, AlaskaPopulation 1,040. Forecast69 kmNNE

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 22 in the 60 days after this one and 15 in the 30 days before it.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us2000g7d9 (also filed as ak19856575, ak0188tr3bzb). Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 5:31 PM UTC.